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I'm OK, but I've got some damage to my 1998 ST2 from an accident on my way to work this morning.
I was looking over my shoulder to see if I could merge left in heavy traffic and when I looked back the car 2 ahead had come to a complete stop and the SUV in front of me was breaking HARD. I did the same, but needed about another foot to fully stop the bike. It was close, but the headlight and top fairing went into the bumper cover/driver side taillight of the SUV and I the bike and I fell hard to the right.
The headlight glass is broken as is the right front turn signal and the upper fairing is cracked. The right mid fairing has a big scrape on it, the lower one a small scrape. The right hard bag was an effective slider and took a big scrape too. That looks to be about it. The front brake line is a bit kinked and should be replaced, but everything else seems OK.
Any advice on handling the repairs? I'm at fault since I failed to come to a stop, but the trooper was cool and didn't give me a ticket. I figure my rate's gonna go up anyway, so I might as well submit everything for repair. Any different opinions or other relevant thoughts on the matter?
I'll get some pics up later. On the bright side, I might as well get that Desmo Designs headlamp now!
I was looking over my shoulder to see if I could merge left in heavy traffic and when I looked back the car 2 ahead had come to a complete stop and the SUV in front of me was breaking HARD. I did the same, but needed about another foot to fully stop the bike. It was close, but the headlight and top fairing went into the bumper cover/driver side taillight of the SUV and I the bike and I fell hard to the right.
The headlight glass is broken as is the right front turn signal and the upper fairing is cracked. The right mid fairing has a big scrape on it, the lower one a small scrape. The right hard bag was an effective slider and took a big scrape too. That looks to be about it. The front brake line is a bit kinked and should be replaced, but everything else seems OK.
Any advice on handling the repairs? I'm at fault since I failed to come to a stop, but the trooper was cool and didn't give me a ticket. I figure my rate's gonna go up anyway, so I might as well submit everything for repair. Any different opinions or other relevant thoughts on the matter?
I'll get some pics up later. On the bright side, I might as well get that Desmo Designs headlamp now!